Groups A, B and C play to a conclusion with final games spread over Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning and that means there are six cracking World Cup matches taking place.
We have a trio of North American selections which make up our best bets of the day.
England to reach the Quarter Final – 40/1
Bet of the Day
Bet of the Day – Czech Republic to beat Mexico @ 31/10
Mexico have top spot in Group A wrapped up and that could see a shift in direction for the World Cup hosts.
A 2-1 success over South Africa and 1-0 win against South Korea have given Mexico a path to the last 32 and it’s likely to be a much-changed El Tri side against Czech Republic.
Manager Javier Aguirre is likely to make major alterations to his starting line-up and Mexico do not have huge squad depth.
Czech Republic need a win to secure qualification and that looks far more likely than the prices suggest.
Rotation aside, Mexico were pretty fortunate in their 1-0 victory over South Korea and a point should have been the limit for a team which managed only eight shots and didn’t take a single corner.
Clearly, Mexico are a superior side to Czech Republic, but team selection could narrow the gap and Miroslav Koubek’s men aren’t 31/10 chances in this spot.
Special of the Day – Scotland to beat Brazil & under 2.5 goals bet builder @ 11/1
There have been plenty of shocks at the 2026 World Cup and Scotland are set to spring another surprise when they take on Brazil.
The Tartan Army allowed an impressive Morocco side only two shots on target and an expected goals figure of 0.99 and it was only Ismael Saibari’s superb strike which separated the teams.
Brazil had previously been pretty fortunate to pick up a 1-1 draw against the Atlas Lions and Carlo Ancelotti’s men look hugely overrated by the prices.
The Selecao were poor in qualifying and a 3-0 success over Haiti, where they scored three goals from only eight shots, is not enough to suggest they are a top-level team.
Scotland to win and under 2.5 goals pays 11/1 in a big-price bet builder.
Longshot of the Day – Canada to beat Switzerland, Under 2.5 goals in Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar, South Africa to beat South Korea treble @ 35/1
Canada will be brimming with confidence after winning their first World Cup game against Qatar and that 6-0 success demonstrates what the high-tempo and forward-thinking Reds can do. The hosts can beat Switzerland in front of a home crowd.
Bosnia & Herzegovina have hit only 15 shots and created expected goals numbers of just 0.23 and 0.98 in games against Canada and Switzerland, while Qatar hit only two efforts on goal in their 6-0 loss to Canada. Take the unders in a clash between two poor teams.
South Africa showed what they can do when dominating Czech Republic last time out and Bafana Bafana deserved more than a 1-1 draw from that clash.
South Korea crumbled in the Mexican heat last time out and they may succumb to the pressure of a key clash with Bafana Bafana.
England to reach the Quarter Finals – 40/1
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